Residents of West Ruimveldt have welcomed a significant upgrade to their local community infrastructure following the official handover of the Gill House Square recreational space. The project, valued at approximately G$13 million, was spearheaded by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport to provide a modern, safe environment for both competitive and casual athletes in...

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Eleven-year-old Divya Persaud has further cemented her reputation as one of Guyana’s most exciting junior chess prospects by winning the Women’s Day Rapid Chess Tournament. Persaud, the reigning National U12 Girls Rapid Champion, finished the seven-round competition unbeaten, dropping just one point across two strategic draws to finish on a score of 6.0. The New...

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The wait is over! Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin are officially coming to Guyana, marking a highly anticipated expansion for Rihanna’s groundbreaking beauty empire. Beginning March 28th, 2026, Guyana will have access to the globally celebrated beauty brand exclusively at Glamour Beauty Movietowne Mall. “I am so excited to FINALLY bring Fenty Beauty, Skin and...

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…pare gains after hitting highest since 2022 NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) – Oil prices were up 10% on Monday after paring gains from a session high of over $119 a barrel, a peak since 2022, as Saudi ​Arabia and other OPEC members cut supplies due to disruptions from the expanding U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. […]

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(Kaieteur News) – Two crew members are missing after a tanker barge transporting molasses sank early Monday morning approximately 9.5 nautical miles off Buxton on the East Coast of Demerara. Missing are: 22-year-old Ravindra Bissoondyal better known as “Videsh” and his fellow crew member, Gregory Singh, 52. Kaieteur News understand one of the men had contacted […]

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(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday predicted the war in the Middle East could be over soon, even as Iran’s hardliners staged a show of loyalty to new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in a sign that it was not prepared to back down any ​time soon. The conflicting signals sent markets on a […]

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